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Introduced Version House Bill 4463 History

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H. B. 4463


(By Delegates Iaquinta, Fragale, Miley,

Cann, Mahan, Crosier and Klempa)


[Introduced February 12, 2010 ; referred to the

Committee on Political Subdivisions then Finance.]



A BILL to amend and reenact §10-1-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to permitting counties, county boards of education and municipalities to impose an additional levy on property within the county for the sole purpose of funding public libraries; stating legislative intent; and establishing tax rates for classes.

Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §10-1-2 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1. PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
§10-1-2. Power of governing authority to establish and maintain libraries; financing.
(a) A governing authority either by itself or in cooperation with one or more other such governing authorities, shall have the power to establish, equip and maintain a public library, or to take over, maintain or support any public library already established. Any library established, maintained or supported by a governing authority may shall be financed either: (1) By the appropriation from the General Funds of the governing authority of a sum sufficient for the purpose; or (2) by the imposition of an excess levy for library purposes, in accordance with the provisions of section sixteen, article eight, chapter eleven of this code. Such sums as are appropriated hereunder may shall be transferred to the public library board for deposit and disbursement as the Public Library Board shall direct. By such transfer the governing authority designates the Public Library Board as its disbursing agent.
(b) In order to provide for the support, maintenance and operation of a public library hereby created, and any and all branches thereof, located in the county seat of the county in which it is established or created, or to support any county seat public library already established, the supporting governing authorities shall, upon written request by the board of directors of the public library, levy annually within the respective taxing districts of the governing authorities, on each $100 of assessed valuation of the property taxable in the area served by it according to the last assessment for state and county purposes, amounts not exceeding the following amounts for each fiscal year beginning on July 1 of the year, and for each succeeding fiscal year, as follows:
(1) The county commission, for the first year of the act and annually thereafter: Class one, one and four-tenths cents; class two, two and eight-tenths cents; class three, five and six-tenths cents; class four, five and six-tenths;
(2) The Board of Education of the county in its regular levy for the first year of the act and annually thereafter; class one, one and four-tenths cents; class two, two and eight-tenths cents; class three, five and six-tenths cents; class four, five and six- tenths cents; and
(3) The city which serves as the county seat, shall levy in the first year of the act and annually thereafter; class one, one cent; class two, two cents; class four, four cents.
The proceeds of these levies shall be for the exclusive use of the public libraries, any branches thereof, and any other public libraries within the county that the county seat public library makes a legal agreement with concerning distribution and disbursement of these funds, and shall be disbursed only upon order of the respective board of trustees.
(c) In addition to the aforesaid amounts which, upon written request by said board, the governing authorities may support the public library with any other general or special revenues or excess levies. All income realized by the operation of the public library from any sources other than the above levies shall be used by the board of directors for support of the public library.
(d) It is the intent of the Legislature that the following special Acts of Legislature will remain in effect, except for those specific subsections of each special act concerning library funding that will now no longer be continued:
(1) Chapter eighty-three, Acts of the Legislature, 1970, applicable to Martinsburg-Berkeley County Public Library;
(2) Chapter two hundred twenty-three, Acts of the Legislature, 1981, applicable to Hardy County Public Library;
(3) Chapter one hundred fifty, Acts of the Legislature, 1987, applicable to Clarksburg-Harrison County Public Library;
(4) Chapter one hundred seventy-eight, Acts of the Legislature, 1957, applicable to the Kanawha County Public Library;
(5) Chapter two hundred twenty-two, Acts of the Legislature, 1967, applicable to the Ohio County Public Library;
(6) Chapter one hundred sixty-one, Acts of the Legislature, 1969, applicable to the Raleigh County Public Library;
(7) Chapter one hundred forty-five, Acts of the Legislature, 1935, applicable to the Tyler County Public Library;
(8) Chapter one hundred eighty-nine, Acts of the Legislature, 1994, applicable to the Upshur County Public Library;
(9) Chapter one hundred fifty-six, Acts of the Legislature, 1987, applicable to the Parkersburg-Wood County Public Library;
(10) Chapter two hundred seven, Acts of the Legislature, 1967, applicable to the Cabell County Public Library; and
(11) Chapter fifteen, Acts of the Legislature, first extraordinary session, 1986, applicable to the Hamlin-Lincoln County Public Library.



NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to permit counties, county boards of education and municipalities to impose an additional levy on property within the county for the sole purpose of funding public libraries. The bill states legislative intent. The bill also establishes tax rates for classes.

Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would be added.
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